The Internet of Things has the potential to touch every aspect of our lives and, in doing so, improve our efficiency and productivity in each of those areas. Sometimes, given the sheer range of opportunities afforded by the IoT, it’s difficult to envision exactly what those use cases look like and how they’ll make life and work easier.
Read MorePayments executives love to talk about the security of paying with a smart phone, but that message still hasn’t gotten through to consumers, according to new survey findings from The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Read MoreNow that digital health has been a buzzword of sorts for the past decade and a half, we look at overlooked digital health care advances.
Read MoreIt was probably only a matter of time before the gig economy embraced barbering. A New York City-based startup called Shortcut on Monday announced it was starting its national rollout with an extension of its app-based haircut and hairstyling service to Philadelphia.
Read MoreCyber criminals took no time off in the first six months of 2019 as human-initiated attacks against online sites grew by 13% from the same period a year ago, finds the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report released Tuesday.
Read MoreCommunications providers are leveraging 5G connectivity to help industries and governments develop connected, smart cities.
Read MoreMakers of smart speakers and other devices for use in domestic environments vow to offer users privacy protections while gaining valuable information from them.
Read MoreTo manage IoT security risk, we must not just learn from old mistakes, but also understand the motivations of the most-dangerous threat actors.
Read MoreApple Inc.’s new Apple Card is an unconventional animal with what some observers call ho-hum rewards, but separate studies released Wednesday show the card nonetheless could make a big splash.
Read MoreWireless technologies can provide a new perspective for organizations deploying Industrial IoT. If you want to build something new, it helps to have new building blocks.
Read MoreThanks in part to the great success of smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home lines, voice is on the way to dominating control of smart home devices.
Read MoreA report from Forrester Research details vulnerabilities affecting smart-city internet of things (IoT) infrastructure and offers some methods of mitigation.
Read MoreWhether most consumers will ultimately use Alexa or Siri or some other voice-activated device to make purchases may depend crucially on how much money is at risk.
Read MoreFacebook Inc. and its proposed Libra cryptocurrency took a beating this week on Capitol Hill, but the outlook for the new coin—and its Calibra wallet—may be more nuanced than that reception would seem to indicate.
Read MoreYou don’t necessarily need cutting-edge AI or 5G to be successful with an IoT project. While the majority of current media coverage related to the Internet of Things focuses on what the nexus of IoT and 5G will enable in the future, the reality is IoT already enables lucrative use cases for the established networks of today.
Read MoreSustainability is on-trend in the business world. But, how do you view sustainable initiatives — a debilitating upfront investment or an exciting opportunity to enhance your company’s bottom line? Many small businesses find themselves in the former camp. However, new strategies are emerging that may change that.
Read MoreFor AI, IoT and other technologies to deliver on their promises, they must not only lead to better diagnoses but also healthier human behavior.
Read MoreYesterday’s technologies bring about tomorrow’s advancements, while network necessities push IoT connectivity and development beyond traditional limitations.
Read MoreAn association of major payments and technology companies will launch a blockchain-based digital currency called Libra some time in the first half of next year, according to an official announcement on Tuesday.
Read MoreU.S. factory activity was softening in May even before the Trump administration floated the idea of tariffs on Mexican goods. Concerns over a trade war with China pushed the Institute for Supply Management’s monthly manufacturing index, the PMI, to 52.1, down 0.7% from 52.8 the prior month.
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